BRouter: revision history

brouter-1.6.3.zip (current revision, 21.12.2021)

• Enable Android 11
• Move storage to /Android/media/btools.routingapp
• Coord reader in app specific folder (favourites.gpx and nogo*.gpx)
• new Logo
• increased download speed limit from 4 to 16 MBit/s

brouter_1_6_1.zip (01.03.2020)

• download manager: direct jump-in zoom to workaround a problem with S10+Android10

brouter_1_6_0.zip (16.02.2020)

• fixed Voice-Hint timing bug (locus+osmand)
• BRouter-Web related enhancements
• fixed excessive roundabout times in kinematic model
• lookup+profile extensions
• documentation updates
• pre-processor: Douglas-Peucker transfer-node elimination
• pre-processor: speedup (->daily updates)
• pre-processor: conversion of (lidar-) hgt to bef (->Northern Europe coverage)
• route server: thread-limit logic update (guarantee 2000ms victim runtime)
• route server: extended parsed profile cache
• route server: more appropriate HTTP status codes
• download manager: rd5 delta updates
• download manager: rd5 delete function
• suspect-manager: multiple challenges

brouter_1_5_5.zip (22.07.2019)

• bugfix in lazy crc check
• waypount echo (brouter-web)

brouter_1_5_4.zip (20.07.2019, hot-fix 16:40 UTC+2)

• fixed OsmAnd Turn Instruction issue (+hot-fix)
• internal compression in service interface
• repeat timeout -> repeat any service interface routing in brouter-app
• forcing new basedir selection on 1.4.x - 1.5.x update
• more careful memory allocation

brouter_1_5_3.zip (06.07.2019)

• fixed car-profiles for correct OsmAnd Turn Instructions
• increased Download Manager Speed Limit 2 Mbit/s -> 4 MBit/s
• adapted download size estimates

brouter_1_5_2.zip (04.07.2019)

• Android-Api-28 compatibility (with some loss of function)
• easy install on external SD (but RD5s will be deleted on uninstall)
• both Api-28 and Api-10 APKs in release-zip

brouter_1_5_1.zip (30.06.2019)

• Android Target API back to 10 for now (too much problems on Android >= 6)

brouter_1_5_0.zip (30.06.2019)

• MIT License
• Android Target API 28 (to conform to Play Store Policy)
• new internal memory management (direct-weaving+escape analysis): lower memory footprint and defined memory bounds = more reliable operation for long distances and as embedded library
• performance improvements
• Bicycle+Foot ETA (estimated time of arrival)
• ETA data in GPX for Locus + OsmAnd
• more precice distance calculation
• weighted nogos
• BRouter-Web related additions
• maxspeed:forrward/backward
• no_entry/no_exit TRs

brouter_1_4_11.zip (02.04.2018, hot-fix 12.4.2018)

• automatically ignore network islands
• car-fast/eco: breaking speeds from cost model + cost tuning
• *** hot-fix 12.4.2018 *** : fixed bug for only-TRs at start or end segment

brouter_1_4_10.zip (07.03.2018)

• fixed motorcar TR exceptions
• added vr-forum profiles to distribution
• added suspect manager to RouteServer
• polygon nogo pull request (QMapShack)
• nogo encoding pull request (QMapShack)

brouter_1_4_9.zip (24.09.2017)

• tweaked distance calculation
• new car profiles, kinematic model based
• basic travel-time/energy support
• modular cost models
• lookup extensions (+conrcete:lanes/plate code-side-hack)
• fix for interface provided nogos
• access to way-context vars from node-context
• fixed same segment search problem
• removed size limit for encoded tags
• (**hot fix, 5pm: fixed regression bug for TR-bike-exceptions)

brouter_1_4_8.zip (10.12.2016, hot-fix 7.1.2017)

• added turn restrictions (default for car, use considerTurnRestrictions=true for bike)
• fixed elevation interpolation in start/end segments
• fixed error message for very old data files
• removed sanity checks when just reading nogos from waypoint-database
• handling url encoded parameters
• locus codes 13/14 for u-turns left/right
• workaround for app-startup-crash when not able to determine free disk-space (hot-fix 7.1.2017)

brouter_1_4_7.zip (19.10.2016)

• added turncost as start-direction bias (locus only)
• fixed a nullpointer bug in voice-hint-processing
• fixed brouter-web/standalone upload path bug
• added oneway:bicycle=true to oneway logic

brouter_1_4_6.zip (30.9.2016)

• improved memory footprint
• tweaked recalculation timeout logic

brouter_1_4_5.zip (10.9.2016)

• some more performance improvements
• filtering out unused way tags to increase profile cache efficiency
• cache sizing depending on android memory class
• fixed "ups" bug at very long distances
• fixed a bug when using repeat-timeout shortcut without a cordinate source

brouter_1_4_4.zip (29.08.2016)

• performance improvements
• "repeat timeout" shortcut to continue a timed-out service request
• relaxed compatibility rule for lookup-data minor version
• added mtb:scale:uphill

brouter_1_4_3.zip 0(6.08.2016)

• Option for sending profiles via service interface
• more aggresive profile replacement at version upgrade
• fixed a serious rounding bug when reading locus/orux waypoints

brouter_1_4_2.zip (16.05.2016)

• turn instructions, elevation on locus waypoints
• turn-instructions, shift to less ambigious angles
• turn-instructions, locus transport mode cleanup

brouter_1_4_1.zip (09.05.2016

• turn instructions, fixed locus roundabaouts
• added xor, lesser, sub operators for profiles

brouter_1_4.zip (06.05.2016)

• turn instructions, first version (locus+osmand)
• extended scan for searching maptool-waypoint database
• blank->underscore replacement in tag-values
• ignoring direct duplicates in waypoint selection

brouter_1_3_2.zip (01.11.2015)

• allow big waypoint databases (locus+orux)
• storageconfig-migration for 1.2->1.3.2 update
• dirty reference tracks for better 2nd try performance
• static profile cache re-use
• fix for osmand 2.x directory structure on 4.4+ ext-sd
• fixed some error-handling issues

brouter_1_3_1.zip (18.10.2015)

• target island detection
• fixed 2-node loop problem
• minor profile modifications
• changed animation to show track during final pass

brouter_1_3.zip (16.10.2015)

• statistical encoding for data files (->much smaller)
• download manager update function
• filter for routable ways on decoder-level
• -> better memory footprint, no more OOM
• removed carsubset files (not needed anymore)
• waypoint matching on decoder level
• waypoint inside nogo disables nogo
• traffic-load pseudo-tags from traffic simulation

brouter_1_2.zip (4.4.2015)

• profile syntax extensions
• csv-fixes
• safari-patch (brouter-web)
• message list in geojson (brouter-web)
• initial cost classifier
• lookup extensions (minor version 4)
• more error handling + debug tracing

brouter_1_1.zip (28.12.2014)

• performance fixes

brouter_1_0_4.zip (28.9.2014)

• lookup extensions
• proposed-handling for cycle relations
• reworked csv listing

brouter_1_0_3.zip (24.8.2014)

• support for slope dependent cost-function

brouter_1_0_2.zip (10.8.2014)

• fixed NullPointerException during setup
• mime-type patch for downloading from brouter-web

brouter_1_0_1.zip (26.7.2014)

• new file format with extended lookup table and 25% size reduction
• special, fast handling for trivial recalculations for timeout-free recalculations
• fixed the scaling for high-density screens in the download manager
• added more configuration options to work around the kitkat (Android 4.4) issues

brouter_0_9_9.zip (18.4.2014, hot-fix 11.5.2014)

• new (google-play compatible) signing key, UNINSTALL NECCESSARY!
• added crc checksums to datafiles
• fixed a bug in accessing the last 64k of a datafile
• extended basedir-proposals (*** Fixed Android 4.4 issue on 11.5.2014 ***)
• changed RouteServer to multithreaded/nonblocking operation (for brouter-web)
• added brouter-web start-scripts
• added oneway:bicycle=no -> cycleway=opposite conversion to pre-processor
• added more cache-reuse for better short-route performance

brouter_0_9_8.zip (12.1.2014)

• fixed NullPointer for missing service-mode
• fixed remaining issue for short routes with from/to on same way-section
• improved reporting on OutOfMemory
• changed 'fastbike' profile to fix an issue with mandatory cycleways
• fixes a bug in elevation reporting if startpoint has VOID elevation

brouter_0_9_7.zip (31.12.2013)

• fixed a bug for short routes with from/to on same way-section
• improved waypoint-matching
• improved nogo-handling in service interface (inverse logic, routing mode stores veto-list)
• added waypoint-selection dialogs when from/to not given
• summary page after service-mode confifuration update
• allowed configuration of BRouter's servicemodes without any supported maptool installed
• added a redirection-workaround for the tracks-output directory
• removed the beta-expiry

brouter_0_9_6.zip (27.10.2013)

• added html-page about routing-algorithm
• changed from 3-pass to 2-pass calculation
• added profile-parameters for routing coefficients
• lowered pass1-coefficient for car-test to 1.3
• fixed a bug in nogo-handling in service interface
• fixed a bug in command-line java version

brouter_0_9_5.zip (20.10.2013)

• some performance improvments
• support for car-subset datafiles
• timeout-free partial recalcs in service-mode
• added java-version (executable jar) to distribution zip
• moved service-mode-mapping files to sdcard

brouter_0_9_4.zip (4.9.2013)

• additional maptool search at /mnt/sdcard when using a non-standard base directory
• fixed error handling issues
• major source code refactoring

brouter_0_9_3.zip (30.6.2013)

• introduced new service interface as android service
• re-designed service-mode configuration to be more flexible

brouter_0_9_2.zip (9.6.2013)

• fixed lifecycle issues of service interface

brouter_0_9_1.zip (2.6.2013)

• added an experimental service interface (see readme_service.txt)

brouter_0_9.zip (26.5.2013)

• line-matching + exact positions for waypoints
• minor profile modifications
• changed track-name from mytrack so something more useful

brouter_0_8.zip (4.5.2013)

• changed beta expiry to August 2014
• Nogo-Points next version: line-matching + radius
• line-matching for waypoints (online version only up to now)
• moped-profile

brouter_0_7.zip (7.4.2013)

• Support for OruxMaps
• Via-Points
• Nogo-Points
• fixed parsing of profiles without trailing newline
• fixed scaling of routing animation
• (No documentation update yet!)

brouter_0_6.zip (9.3.2013)

• Extended data files (more way tags, added node tags)
• Extended profiles (global-, way-, node-context)
• more precise access + oneway rules
• more evelation parameters in profiles
• explicit configuration of base directory
• elevation=void within bridges or tunnels
• fixed gpx version header
• link counter in app animation

brouter_0_5.zip (current revision, 27.1.2013)

• last revision before data format change - old data files not available anymore